Where does “tanager” come from?

tanager (English) comes from Translingual Tanagra, from New Latin Tanagra, from Portuguese tangara, from Old Tupi tangara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *taŋara — manakin.

tanager (English): Any of numerous species of often colorful...

Definitions

  1. Any of numerous species of often colorful...

Ancestry of “tanager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTanagragenus
2New LatinTanagra—
3Portuguesetangaramanakin
4Old Tupitangaramanakin
5Proto-Tupi-Guarani*taŋaramanakin
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *taŋara →Every word from Old Tupi tangara →Every word from Portuguese tangara →